An extensive list
of dead rock stars and people related to rock, when and how they died with
links to sites about them - 2008 January To June

Doc
Rock Presents,2008 January to JuneWelcome
to The Dead Rock Stars Club! This site is a list of dead rock stars, dead
people associated with rock and dead people whose music helped influence
and create rock (which I feel includes Jazz and Country artists), sorted
by the date of their demise. This is a tribute to them.LONG
LIVE ROCK !!Click A Button To Go To Those Years

Eddie Singleton - Died 1-?-2008 in South
Africa - Songwriter and producer - (He wrote The Four Tops', "Don't Bring
Back Memories" and Lada Edmund Jr.'s, "The La Rue") - Ran The Shrine record
label - Worked with Barbara Lewis, The Matadors and Marie Knight - He had
been married to Berry Gordy's ex-wife, Raynoma - Husband of singer, Barbara
Randolph.

June Scopes - Died 1-?-2008 - Liver
disease ( Country - Rock ) She was 70 years old - Singer - Was a member
of Wild Honey.

Irene Reid (Irene Frances Redfield)
- Died 1-4-2008 in Bronx, NY - Cardiac arrest ( Jazz ) Born 9-23-1930
in Savannah, GA, U.S. - Singer - Led Irene Reid And Company - Worked
with Charles Earland, The Dick Vance band and Count Basie's band
- Appeared in Broadway's, "The Wiz".

Vernon
Derrick - Died 1-4-2008 ( Country ) Born 1933 in Grant, AL, U.S. -
Played fiddle and mandolin - Worked with Hank Williams Jr., Flatt And Scruggs,
The Stanley Brothers and Jimmy Martin And The Sunny Mountain Boys.

Leigh Tomlinson - Died 1-5-2008 - Breast
cancer ( Jazz ) Born 1961 in Fort Worth, TX, U.S. - Singer and actress
- Led her own quartet and sang with The Sammons Jazz Program.

Drew
Glackin (Andrew Glackin) - Died 1-5-2008 - Heart damage ( Country )
Born 1963 - Bassist - Was a member of Scapegoat and The
Silos (They did, "Come On Like The Fast Lane" and "Sunset Morning")
- Worked with Graham Parker, The Hold Steady and Susan Tedeschi.

Ken
Nelson (Kenneth F. Nelson)- Died 1-6-2008 in Somis, CA, U.S. - Born
1-19-1911 in Caledonia, Minn, U.S.- Was the head of country A&R for
Capitol Records - Produced Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Wanda
Jackson, Ferlin Husky, Wynn Stewart, Tommy Collins, The Louvin Brothers
a and Jean Shepard - Country
Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Cy Leslie (Seymour Marvin Leslie) -
Died 1-6-2008 in Roslyn, NY, U.S. - Born 12-16-1922 in Brooklyn NY, U.S.
- Founder of Pickwick Records - Was a Vice Chairman of The Songwriters
Hall Of Fame.

Dan Falley - Died 1-6-2008 - Car accident
- He was 55 years old - Guitarist - Worked with The Chevelles and Fyrestorm
- Was the owner of Dan's Guitar Shop.

Samir Hussein - Died 1-6-2008 - Fell
from a sixth floor apartment ( Rap ) He was 34 years old.

Bill Belew - Died 1-7-2008 in Palm Springs,
CA, U.S. - Born in Crocet, Vir., U.S. - He was 77 years old - Fashion designer
- Created jumpsuits for Elvis Presley and costumes for Josephine Baker,
Ella Fitzgerald and Gloria Estefan.

Valdo Delgado - Died 1-7-2008 in Uruguay-
Car accident ( Charango ) He was 41 years old - Musician - Born in Chile
- Worked with Eduardo Pinto.

Eduardo Pinto - Died 1-7-2008 in Uruguay-
Car accident ( Charango - Folk - Rock - Reggae - Jazz ) He was 28 years
old - Played piano, guitar, percussions and was a singer and producer -
Worked with Valdo Delgado.

Roberto del Fierro Lugo - Died 1-8-2008
in Guadalajara, Mexico - Shot - He was 47 years old - Was a marketing manager
for Mexican musician, Jesus "El Flaco".

Clyde
Otis (Clyde Lovern Otis Jr.) - Died 1-8-2008 in Englewood, NJ, U.S.
- Born 9-11-1924 in Prentice, MS, U.S. - Songwriter and producer
- Worked with Brook Benton ("It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly")
- Produced Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Rich, Sonny James, Timi Yuro and
The Diamonds.

Sondra Isaminger - Died 1-8-2008 - Cancer
( R&B - Funk - Soul ) She was 51 years old - Singer - Was a member
of Under The Influence.

Doc Hunter (William Hunter III) - Died
1-8-2008 in San Diego, CA, U.S. - Natural causes ( Jazz ) Born 7-11-1937
in San Bernardino, CA, U.S. - Pianist - Worked with The South Market Street
Jazz Band, The Chicago 6 andBill Allred's Classic Jazz Band - He was the
husband of dancer, singer and actress, Nanci Hunter.

Rod Allen (Rodney Bainbridge) - Died
1-10-2008 in Coventry - Liver cancer ( Rock ) Born 3-31-1944 in Leicester,
Leicestershire, England - Singer and bassist - Was a member of The Cliftones
who became The Fortunes (They
did, "You've Got Your Troubles" and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling").

Dave Day (Dave Havlicek) - Died 1-10-2008
in Renton, Washington,U.S. - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 1941 in Renton,
WA, U.S. - Sang and played banjo and guitar - Was a member of The Torquays
(They did, "Boys Are Boys" and "There She Walks") who becameThe
Monks (They did, "Shut Up" and "Complication").

Freddy Nieuland - Died 1-10-2008 ( Rock
) He was 63 years old - Singer and drummer - Was a member of The
Wallace Collection (They did, "Daydream").

Bob Enos (Robert Manuel Enos) - Died
1-11-2008 in Douglas, GA, U.S. - Possible heart failure ( R&B - Jazz
) Born 7-4-1947 in Boston, MA, U.S. - Trumpet player - Worked with Jack
Radcliffe And The New Viper Revue, Channel One and Roomful
Of Blues.

George Denham - Died 1-12-2008 - Cancer
- He was 65 years old - DJ - Co-hosted radio's, "Yesterday's
Memories".

Jon Stoll - Died 1-12-2008 - Illness
- Born 11-6-1953 in Mamaroneck, NY, U.S. - Founder of concert promotion
and booking company, Fantasma
Productions and was a president for The National Association Of Concert
Promoters - Worked with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Rod Stewart, Elton John
and Frank Sinatra.

Duke Zitnik (Dusan Zitnik) - Died 1-12-2008
in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Born 5-14-1934 in Slovenia - Played accordion,
trumpet and drums - Was a member of The Duke Marsic Band.

Gabriel Mannelli - Died 1-12-2008 in
Buenos Aires - Hodgkin lymphoma ( Rock ) He was 37 years old - Was a member
of Los Brujos and Babasonicos - Worked with Juana La Loca and Los Macarra.

Harry Whitney (Harry O. Whitney) - Died
1-13-2008 ( Gospel ) Liver cancer - He was 66 years old - Pianist - Was
a member of The Way We Used To Sing Choir - Worked with The Sunshine
District Choir and The General Baptist State Convention Choir.

Cooper Hawthorne Jr. - Died 1-17-2008
- Complications from cancer ( Rock ) Born 7-28-1946 in Austin, TX, U.S.
- Guitarist - Was a member of The Clique (They did, "Sugar On Sunday" and
"Superman").

Frank
Lewin - Died 1-18-2008 - Congestive heart failure - Born 3-27-1925
in Breslau, Germany - Composer - Wrote music for TV's, The Nurses and The
Defenders.

Eric Ferris - Died 1-18-2008 in Los
Angeles, CA, U.S. - Cancer - He was 41 years old - Born in Tampa, FL, U.S.
- Music executive - Worked on the release of albums by Breaking Benjamin,
Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Aly & AJ and The Polyphonic Spree and
guided The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Spice Girls and Lenny
Kravitz - Worked for Hollywood Records and Virgin Records.

Rex Gregory - Died 1-18-2008 ( Rock
) Bassist - Was a member of The Marauders, The Riptides and Zakary
Thaks (They did, "Bad Girl" and "Face To Face").

John
Stewart (John Coburn Stewart)- Died 1-19-2008 in San Diego, CA, U.S.
( Folk ) Born 9-5-1939 in San Diego, CA, U.S. - Played guitar and banjo
and was a singer and songwriter - (He wrote The Monkees', "Daydream Believer")
-Led Johnny Stewart And The Furies (They did, "Rockin' Anna") - Worked
with The Woodsmen, The Cumberland Three and The
Kingston Trio - He was married to singer Buffy Ford.

Suzanne
Pleshette - Died 1-19-2008 in Los Angeles, CA., U.S. - Respiratory
failure - Born 1-31-1937 in New York, NY, U.S. - Actress - (She sang,
"The Girls Of San Francisco" and "Happiness") - Best known as Emily Hartley
on TV's, The Bob Newhart Show.

Jimmy Dougherty Sr. - Died 1-20-2008
- He was 56 years old ( Rock ) Singer and songwriter - Was a member of
The
Allen Collins Band (They did, "Ready To Move" and "One Known Soldier")
and Alias.

Glynda
Cox - Died 1-20-2008 - She was 64 years old - Managed Center Stage
and was a partner for Chameleon's Coffee House - Was a co-founder of the
Austin, Texas venue, Chicago House which hosted astists such as Alejandro
Escovedo, Tish Hinojosa, Jo Carol Pierce, Jimmy LaFave, David Rodriguez,
Slaid Cleaves, Betty Elders, Will T. Massey and Marco Perella.

Benson Krause - Died 1-22-2008 - Suicide
( Pop ) He was 29 years old - Singer - Was a member of Fertility and Ophur.

Jack D. Johnson - Died 1-24-2008 in
Nashville, TN, U.S. - Congestive heart failure - He was 79 years old -
Born in Knoxville, TN, U.S. - Managed Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap and
T.G. Sheppard.

David
Lee Durham - Died 1-24-2008 in Indianola, MS, U.S. - Natural causes
( Blues ) Born 1943 in Sunflower, MS, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - Was
a member of The Ladies' Choice Band and The True Blues Band (They did,
"Struggling And Straining" and "Crosscut Saw").

Lady Barbirolli (Evelyn Rothwell) -
Died 1-25-2008 - Born 1-24-1911 in Wallingford-on-Thames, Berkshire - Played
oboe and piano - Worked with Reginald King's salon orchestra, Lew Stone's
band and The London Symphony Orchestra.

Adrian Clarke - Died 1-25-2008 ( Jazz
) He was 70 years old - Pianist - Worked with Andre Woodvine, Rosemary
Phillips and Errol Bradshaw.

Jeff
Salen - Died 1-26-2008 - Heart attack ( Rock ) Guitarist, singer and
songwriter - Was a member of The
Tuff Darts (They did, "Who's Been Sleeping Here?" and "All For The
Love of Rock and Roll") - Led Tuff Jeff Salen & The Silencers - Worked
with Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding and Ian Hunter.

Adam Parker Block - Died 1-27-2008 in
San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Pulmonary illness - Born 2-7-1951 - Rock journalist
- Wrote the column, "Block On Rock" for The Advocate and also wrote for
Mother Jones, The New Musical Express and Creem.

Ben McMillan - Died 1-28-2008 - Complications
from diabetes ( Rock ) He was 46 years old - Singer - Was a member of Gruntruck
and Skin Yard.

Louise Bennett Smith - Died 1-28-2008
in Dallas, TX, U.S. - Natural causes - She was 91 years old - Born in Dallas,
TX, U.S. - Singer - Worked with Phil Harris, Ligon Smith and The Paul Whiteman
Orchestra.

Uncle Jessie White - Died 1-29-2008
in Southfield, MI, U.S. - Complications after a heart attack - ( Blues
) Singer and pianist - Born 9-24-1920 in Terry, MS, U.S. - Recorded
for Blues Factory Records.

Len Nickelson (Leonard C. Nickelson
) - Died 1-29-2008 in Rogers, Minn., U.S. - Born 5-13-1914 in Duluth -
Musician - Was a member of The Four Playboys - Owner of Nickelson's Music.

Bill Saragih (Bill Amirsjah-Rondahaim
Saragih) - Died 1-29-2008 in South Jakarta - Stroke ( Jazz ) Born 1-1-1933
in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra - Played flute, piano and saxophone -
(He wrote, "Anna My Love" and "Billy's Groove") - Was a member of The Jack
And Indra Lesmana Quintet.

Lindy Polk - Died 1-29-2008 - Heart
attack - ( Blues ) He was 49 years old - Sang and played harmonica - Led
Lindy And The Night Howlers.

Kim Chang-ik - Died 1-?-2008 in Vancouver,
Canada ( Rock ) He was 50 years old - Drummer - Was a member of Sanulrim.

Don Pavel (Donald Stanley Pavel) - Died
1-30-2008 - Heart attack ( Rock - Bluegrass - Blues ) Born 1947 in St.
Paul - Guitarist - Led The Big Top Chautauqua - Was a member of Nothin'
To It, The Lost Nation String Band and The Blue Canvas Orchestra - Was
the band director of the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua.

Rosli Khamis (aka Loloq) - Died 1-30-2008
in Petaling Jaya - After brain surgery - He was 50 years old - Born in
Singapore - Songwriter - Collaborated with singer, songwriter and composer
M. Nasir ("Andalusia, Bonda" and "Nafas Cinta").

Ted Arighi - Died 1-30-2008 - Lung cancer
( Rock ) He was 58 years old - Guitarist - Worked with The Misfits, The
Faragher Brothers, The Precious Few, The Blue Flames, The Tiks and Cornelius
Brothers & Sister Rose.

Gary Weber - Died 1-30-2008 ( Polka
) He was 55 years old - Played concertina and accordion - Was a member
of The Polka Preps, The Electra Tones and The Treltones.

Sean Finnegan (Sean P. Finnegan) - Died
1-30-2008 in Maryland, U.S. - Heart attack ( Punk ) He was 43 years old
- Drummer - Was a member of Void
(They did, "Think" and "Get Out of My Way").

Carlos Nieto - Died 1-31-2008 in Buenos
Aires - Cancer ( Folk ) He was 63 years old - Singer and composer - (He
did, "Captive Moon" and "On The Pampa Of The Guanacos").

Sister
A. Maryam Muhammad (Carolyn Marie White) - Died 1-31-2008 - Cancer
- She was 63 years old - Singer and musician - Was a member of The Royal
Heritage Ensemble with her husband guitarist, Jose Roberto Bonilla.

Clive Jarrett - Died 1-31-2008 in Kingston,
Jamaica - Shot ( Reggae ) He was 51 years old - Founder of The Dynamite
label - Worked with Sly And Robbie, Lone Ranger, Carlton Livingston and
Al Campbell.

Reynaldo Díaz (aka Tucky) - Died
1-31-2008 in Guadalajara ( Rock ) Played guitar and harmonica - Was a member
of Los Spiders (They
did, "Love Is The Way" and "Nothing More To Say").

Clark Robinson - Died 2-?-2008 - Illness
- He was 57 years old - Drummer - Worked with Rancho Rebop And The Full
Moon Howlers, Southpaw, Redwing, The Wichita Showband, The Cavaliers, Lateshift,
Box o' Bananas and Wang Dang Delta Blues.

Tigist Shibabaw - Died 2-?-2008 in Bahar
Dar, Ethiopia ( World ) Born in Chagni - Singer - She can be heard
on The Bole 2 Harlem CD and Radioaxiom - A Dub Transmission.

Shell Kepler - Died 2-1-2008 - Kidney
failure - She was 49 years old - Born in Painsville, Ohio, U.S. - Actress
- ( She did, "Popular Girl") - Best know as Amy Vining on TV's, General
Hospital.

Robert Luly (Robert A. Luly) - Died
2-1-2008 - He was 65 years old - Born in San Bernardino, CA, U.S. - He
invented rock and roll's earliest amplifiers - He built amplifiers for
Chicago, ZZ Top, Three Dog Night, Bread and The Beach Boys - Worked as
a guitarist for Frank Zappa.

German Dizecko - Died 2-1-2008 - Fell
out a window ( Punk ) Singer - Was a member of Matrosskaya Tishina.

Vance Walker (Vance X. Walker) - Died
2-1-2008 ( R&B ) He was 63 years old - Singer - Was a member of Patty
& The Emblems (They did, "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl").

Iwan Miscienko - Died 2-2-2008 in Russia
- Car accident ( Rock ) He was 22 years old - Musician.

Fred Leadston - Died 2-3-2008 - Cancer
( Jazz ) Born 2-3-1935 - Played trombone, bass and euphonium - Worked with
The Regimental Band, The Artillery Band, The Central Band, The Vimy Band,
The Music Vets and The New Orleans Express.

Alan Jay Axelrod - Died 2-4-2008 in
Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Complications from diabetes - He was 61 years old
- Born in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S. - Keyboardist - Worked with Barry Manilow
- Was a musical director for The Groundlings.

Deryck Bernard - Died 2-5-2008 - Heart
attack - Born 4-12-1950 - Politician, preacher, author, musician, singer,
composer and arranger - Was a member of The Woodside Choir, The Gospel
Heralds, Unshackled, Korokwa and a conductor for The Joint Methodist Choir.

Schoolboy Cleve (Cleveland White) -
Died 2-5-2008 in Daly City, CA, U.S. ( Blues ) He was 82 years old - Played
harmonica and guitar - Worked with Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters,
Buddy Guy and Ron Thompson.

Kevin Hass (Kevin Joseph Hass) - Died
2-5-2008 in Hawarden, IA, U.S. - Colon cancer ( Rock - Punk ) Born 3-12-1970
in Hawarden, IA, U.S. - Bass guitarist, guitarist and songwriter - Was
a member of The Flak Jakets, White Hot And Blue, Headshot, The Chew Toys,
The Velour Prunes, From Within, Search For George and Three Man - Worked
with Guns For Hyre and Razor Kane.

Bud Cairns (Arthur Stanley Cairns) -
Died 2-6-2008 in Myrtle Beach, NC, U.S. ( Jazz ) Born 7-27-1919 in Cleveland,
Ohio, U.S. - Played trombone - Was a member of The Swing Time Band and
The Ambassadors Of Dixie.

Phil Bullard - Died 2-6-2008 - Colon
cancer ( Metal ) He was 59 years old - Drummer - Was a member of Black
Death - Worked witn Mandrake.

Yu Zhou - Died 2-6-2008 in Qinghe, China
after being detained by the police for 10 days ( Folk ) Sang and played
guitar, drums and harmonica - Was a member of Xiaojuan & Co-Residents
In The Valley (They did, "Sunset Glow" and "My Home").

Chano O'Ferral (Rufino O'Ferral) - Died
2-6-2008 in New York, U.S. - Cancer - Born 1944 in Puerto Rico - Percussionist
- (He wrote, "Love Is Love" and "Life Is Just A Moment" (Part 1 and 2))
-Worked with Roy Ayers' Ubiquity.

Jane
Lumb (Jane Katherine Lumb) - Died 2-8-2008 - Breast cancer - Born 11-23-1942
in West Riding of Yorkshire, England - Model and actress - She worked in
public relations for Showaddywaddy and The Bay City Rollers - She appeared
in The Beatles' film, A Hard Day's Night and The Rolling Stones' promotional
film for the song, Ruby Tuesday - She had been married to music manager,
Tony Gourvish.

Scot Halpin (Thomas Scot Halpin) - Died
2-9-2008 ( Rock - Jug Band ) Born 2-3-1954 - Drummer, guitarist, singer
and songwriter - Worked with SnakeDoctor, Plank Road, The Sponges, Funhouse
and Folklore - Performed with The Who filling in for an ailing Keith Moon
who had left the stage.

Ross McGarry - Died 2-10-2008 - Pancreatic
cancer ( Rock ) He was 34 years old - Guitarist, singer and keyboardist
- Was a member of Wish who became Stars and then The
Sci Fi Lullabies.

Harold B. Andrews (aka Professor) -
Died 2-10-2008 ( Jazz ) Born 1916 in Pensacola - Played bass and was a
singer - Was a member of The Tuskegee Collegiates - Worked with Joe Occhipinti
and Dizzy Gillespie.

Sergey Bashkirov (aka Funeral) - Died
2-10-2008 - Lung illness ( Metal ) He was 37 years old - Guitarist and
singer - Was a member of Saints
Everlasting Rest.

Freddie Bell (Ferdinando Dominico Bello)
- Died 2-11-2008 - Lung cancer ( Rock ) Born 9-29-1931 in Philadelphia,
PA, U.S. - Trombonist, bassist, drummer and singer - Led Freddie
Bell And The Bellboys (They did, "Giddy Up A Ding Dong" and a version
of, "Hound Dog") - Appeared in the movies, "Rock Around The Clock" and
"Get Yourself A College Girl" - Worked with Ernie Ventura and his successive
spouses, Roberta Linn and Patti York.

S C R Bhat - Died 2-?-2008 in Central
Mumbai - Cardiac failure - He was 90 years old - Singer and teacher.

John
Brunious Jr. - Died 2-12-2008 in Orlando, FL, U.S. - Heart attack (
Jazz ) Born 10-12-1940 - Trumpeter - Was a member of The Preservation Hall
Jazz Band - Worked with Ellis Marsalis - Son of trumpeter, John Brunious
Sr.

Wilson
Hermosa Gonzalez - Died 2-12-2008 in Cochabamba - Stroke ( Pop ) Born
1944 - Played the charango and was a composer - Was a member of Los
Kjarkas (They did, "Llorando se Fue").

Rick Selvin - Died 2-12-2008 - Multiple
organ failure - He was 64 years old - Guitarist - Son of big band leader,
Ben Selvin.

Philip C. Costa - Died 2-14-2008 ( Big
Band ) He was 91 years old - Born in Italy - Played saxophone, clarinet
and flute - Worked with Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Peggy
Lee, Joe Payne and Les Elgart.

Jerry Graff - Died 2-14-2008 in Encino,
CA, U.S. - Born 11-17-1920 in New York, NY, U.S. - Musician, conductor,
singer and arranger - Was a member of The Beachcombers - Worked with The
Pied Pipers.

William Clemmer - Died 2-14-2008 - Cancer
( Jazz ) He was 80 years old - Born in Waltham, MA, U.S. - Pianist - Worked
with The Worcester Music Association and The Winiker Orchestra.

Dennis DePianto (aka D.D. Meanie, Dipper
and the Deedster) - Died 2-14-2008 in Melbourne, Australia - Cancer ( Rock
) He was 45 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of The Oxymorons and The
Meanies (They did, "Ton of Bricks" and "10% Weird").

Willie
P. Bennett (William Patrick Bennett) - Died 2-15-2008 in Peterborough,
Ontario, Canada - Heart attack ( Folk ) Born 10-26-1951 in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada - Played mandolin and harmonica and was a singer and songwriter
- Worked with Fred Eaglesmith - Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Jim
Jones (James E. Jones) - Died 2-18-2008 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. -
Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 3-12-1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Guitarist
- Was a member of Easter Monkeys, Lazarus and Foreign Bodies - Worked with
Pere Ubu, Mirrors, The Electric Eels, Home & Garden, David Thomas And
The Pedestrians, The Wooden Birds and The Styrenes.

Patti Lane - Died 2-18-2008 (
Jazz ) Singer - Worked with her husband Patrick Palomo in his band The
Kasuals.

Egor
Letov - Yegor Letov (Igor Fyodorovich Letov) - Died 2-19-2008
in Omsk - Heart attack ( Punk ) Born 9-10-1964 in Omsk, USSR - Singer and
guitarist - Was a member of Posev and Grazdanskaya Oborona - Worked with
Communism and Yanka Dyagileva - He was married to bassist, Natalya Chumakova.

Esther Craw - Accordion with Legs
- Died 2-19-2008 in Orlando, FL, U.S.- Heart failure - She was 87 years
old - Played accordion - Was a member of Very Big Band - Columbus Senior
Musicians Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Jack Bradley - Died 2-19-2008 ( Rock
) Guitarist - Was a member of A
Boy And His Dog.

Allen
Strange - Died 2-20-2008 in Bainbridge, Washington, U.S. ( Electro-music
) Born 6-26-1943 in Calexico, CA, U.S. - He wrote, "Electronic Music: Systems,
Techniques and Controls" - Co-founder of the performance groups,
Biome and The Electronic Weasel Ensemble - Worked with his wife, composer
and musician, Patricia.

Bobby
Lee Trammell - Died 2-20-2008 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. ( Rockabilly
) Born 1-30-1933 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. - Singer and guitarist
- (He did, "Arkansas Twist" and "You Mostest Girl") - He was elected
to the Arkansas House of Representatives.

Robert L. Moore Jr. (aka Robin Moore)
- Died 2-21-2008 in Hopkinsville - Illness - Born 10-31-1925 in Massachusetts,
U.S. - Author - (Co-wrote Barry Sadler's, "The Ballad Of The Green Berets")
- He wrote The French Connection and The Green Berets.

Phil Gernhard - Died 2-22-2008 - VP
of A&R for Curb Records - Produced Dion's, "Abraham Martin And John",
Lobo's, "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo", Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs's,
"Stay", Jim Stafford's, "Spiders And Snakes", The Bellamy Brothers', "Let
Your Love Flow" and The Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron".

Tim Walters - Died 2-23-2008 - Heart
attack ( Country ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rawhide.

Phil Bodner - Died 2-24-2008 - Conductor,
composer and arranger and also a woodwind and saxophone player - Led The
Brass Ring (They did, "The Dis-Advantages Of You") - Worked with Dick Hyman,
Frank Sinatra, Doc Severinson, Mel Torme and Urbie Green.

Clive Millward - Died 2-?-2008 - Illness
( Jazz ) He was 69 years old - Drummer - Worked with The Fortunes, The
Arthur Brown Jazz Band and The Heart Of England Jazz Band.

Dee Robb (David Donaldson) - Died 2-?-2008
Throat cancer ( Pop - Rock ) Was a member of The
Robbs (They did, "Race With The Wind" and "Rapid Transit") who changed
their name to Cherokee (They did, "Girl, I've Got News For You") - Appeared
on TV's, "Where The Action Is" - Worked with Del Shannon and Chris Hillman.

Ian Hodgson - Died 2-?-2008 in Hull
- He was 49 years old - Played percussion instruments and piano - Worked
with Cilla Black, Matt Monro and The Ken Mackintosh Orchestra.

Static
(Stephen Garrett) - Died 2-25-2008 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. - Possible
brain aneurysm ( R&B ) Born 1976 in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. - Singer,
songwriter and producer - (Co-wrote Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody")
- He also wrote songs for Nicole Wray, Brandy and Destiny's Child - Was
a member of Playa.

Norman Andrews - Died 2-25-2008 - Born
4-11-1934 - He was 73 years old - He sang and played harmonica and bass
- Led Norman Andrews And The Concrete Bubble.

Mike Rice - Died 2-25-2008 - Lung disease
( Rock ) He was 56 years old - Singer - Was a member of Billy
And The Kids (They did, "Say You Love Me" and "It's Not The Same").

Speedy Haworth (Herschel Haworth Jr.)
- Died 2-26-2008 ( Country ) He was 85 years old - Guitarist and singer
- Worked with Red Foley and Porter Wagoner - Appeared on TV's, Ozark Jubilee.

Oscar Pyle - Died 2-26-2008 - Illness
- He was 86 years old - Founded The Casablanca Steelband and co-founded
The Steelband Association.

Buddy
Miles (George Allen Miles Jr.) - Died 2-26-2008 in Austin, Texas, U.S.
( Rock - R&B ) Born 9-5-1947 in North Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. - Drummer
and singer - Led The Buddy Miles Express - Was a member of Electric
Flag and Band Of Gypsys - Worked with Jimi Hendrix, The Bebops, Stevie
Wonder, Muddy Waters, Barry White, The Delfonics, The Ink Spots,
Wilson Pickett, David Bowie, Ruby & The Romantics, George Clinton,
Carlos Santana and Bootsy Collins.

Giles
Clark (aka Uncle Giles) - Died 2-26-2008 - He was 79 years old ( Country
- Gospel - Folk ) Sang and played accordion, harmonica, banjo and guitar.

Mike
Smith (Michael George Smith) - Died 2-28-2008 in Edmonton, North London,
England - Pneumonia ( Rock ) Born 12-6-1943 in Edmonton, England - Singer,
keyboardist, songwriter and producer - Led Mike Smith's Rock Engine - Was
a member of The
Dave Clark Five (They did, "Glad All Over" and "Catch Us If You Can")
- Rock And Roll
Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Bangun Sugito (aka Gito Rollies) - Died
2-28-2008 in Jakarta - Lymphatic cancer ( Rock ) He was 60 years
old - Singer - (He did, "Cinta Yang Tulus") - Was a member of The Rollies.

Mike
Conley (Michael Conley) - Died 2-28-2008 in in Chicago, Ill., U.S.
- Head injury ( Punk ) Born 1959 - Singer - Was a member of The Swell and
M.I.A.
(They did, "Boredom Is The Reason" and "Haven't You Heard").

Norman
Smith (aka Hurricane Smith) - Died 3-3-2008 in East Sussex, England
- Born 2-22-1923 in London, England - Musician and producer - (He did,
"Don't Let It Die" and "Oh Babe What Would You Say?") - Was an engineer
for all of The Beatles recordings until 1965 - Produced Pink Floyd and
The Pretty Things.

Johnny Gordon - Died 3-3-2008 in North
Carolina, U.S. - He was 70 years old - Pianist and singer - Longtime Bourbon
Street entertainer.

Ronnie I (Ronald A. Italiano) - Died
3-4-2008 in Clifton, NJ, U.S. - Cancer - Born 2-1-1941 in Passaic, NJ,
U.S. - DJ and record store owner - Was the president and founder
of The United In Group Harmony Association
(U.G.H.A.) which is dedicated to the preservation and exposure of Doo-Wop
music and the remembrance of Doo-Wop artists.

Leonard
Rosenman - Died 3-4-2008 in Woodland Hills, California, U.S. - Heart
attack - Born 9-7-1924 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Composer - He wrote
music for films including, Rebel Without A Cause, Fantastic Voyage and
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes and for TV's, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Combat!.

Tim Miller (Timothy Miller) - Died 3-5-2008
in Dubuque, IA, U.S. - Fell down a flight of stairs ( Rock ) Born 7-8-1972
in Dubuque, IA, U.S. - Played guitar and drums and sang - Was a member
of Ng Kindheit (They did, "Hell To Get Along With" and "Deaf Like Me").

Mel Durham - Died 3-5-2008 ( Big Band
- Rockabilly - Bluegrass - Folk ) - He was 93 years old - Played fiddle,
banjo and guitar - Was a member of The Ray Middleton Trio, Frankie Gould's
Big Band and The Wayne County Apple Knockers - Was a president for The
Southern California Old Time Fiddlers Association.

Rick Rodenbaugh - Died 3-5-2008 ( Rock
) Born 1954 - Singer - Was a member of Yezda
Urfa.

Gloria Shayne Regney Baker - Died 3-6-2008
in Stamford, CT, U.S. - Lyricist and pianist - (She co-wrote, "Do You Hear
What I Hear" and "Goodbye Cruel World") - She had been married to composer,
Noel Regney.

Lili
Boniche - Died 3-6-2008 in Paris, France (Francarabe ) Born 1921 in
the Kasbah of Algiers - Played the ud and guitar and was a composer - He
mixed the music of rumba, pasodoble, tango, mambo and Arab-Andalusian.

Dave Wheeler - Died 3-7-2008 - Lung
cancer ( Jazz ) He was 77 years old - Born in Coshocton - Clarinetist,
saxophonist and pianist - Worked with Vic Damone, Stan Kenton and The Columbus
Jazz Orchestra - The Columbus Senior Musicians Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Chet Matthew Lane (aka Mr. Music) -
Died 3-7-2008 - Illness - He was 79 years old - Played accordion - Worked
with his wife, Helene Lane and with Johnny Kaaihue's band, The Four Tophatters
and The Mary Kaye Trio - Appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

Michael
Sucher - Died 3-8-2008 - Complications from lung cancer ( Jazz ) He
was 49 years old - Played keyboards, guitar, bass and harmonica and was
a singer and songwriter - (He did, "Twilight Morning" and "Liquid Sun")
- Was a member of Theory In Practice, The Sandra Wright Band and Rush Hour
- Worked with Big Joe Burrell, Mighty Sam McClain, Danny Gatton, Tom Principato,
and Tim Eyermann's East Coast Offering.

Samy Al-Maghribi (Salomon Amzallag)
- Died 3-9-2008 in Canada - Born 1922 in Morocco - Played the Oud and was
a singer and composer.

Warren Harry (aka Warren Bacall) - Died
3-9-2008 - Pulmonary embolism - He was 54 years old - Songwriter - (He
wrote or co-wrote Bucks Fizz's, "When We Were Young" and Yoko Oginome's,
"This Is Pop").

Sai Htee Saing - Died 3-10-2008 - Born
1950 in Lin Khae in southern Shan State - Singer and songwriter - Co-founder
of The Wild Ones.

Dennis
Irwin - Died 3-10-2008 in Manhattan, NY, U.S. - Liver failure due to
cancer ( Jazz ) Born 11-18-1951 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. - Bassist
- Worked with The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin,
Matt Wilson, John Scofield, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Ted Curson and
Betty Carter- Played on over 500 albums - He was the partner of singer,
Aria Hendricks.

Chuck Day - The soul of the Fairfax
music scene - Died 3-10-2008 - Illness ( Rock - Jazz ) Born 8-6-1942
in Chicago, Ill, U.S. - Singer and guitarist - (He did, "Pony Tail Partner"
and "Mama's Place") - Led The Burning Sensations - Worked with Johnny Rivers
("Secret Agent Man"), Shel Siverstein and The Mamas And The Papas ("Monday,
Monday" and "California Dreamin") - Father of Mama Cass Elliott's daughter.

Byrd Burton (Barry Burton) - Died 3-10-2008
in Hendersonville - Myelodysplastic syndrome ( Rock - Country ) He was
61 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of The Amazing Rhythm Aces (They
did, "Third Rate Romance" and "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)")
and The Loved Ones.

Brian Connolly - Died 3-10-2008 in San
Rafael - Heart attack - Born 1956 in Montclair, NJ, U.S. - Sound engineer
and singer - As a Sound engineer he worked for Mel Torme, Christine Ebersole
and B.B. King.

Carl B. Kramer - Died 3-11-2008 - Born
10-311922 - Played guitar, steel guitar, banjo and fiddle - Appeared on
The Country Boy Eddie Show.

J. Vance Boughner - Died 3-12-2008 in
Longwood at Oakmont - He was 93 years old - Born in York, York County
- Played piano and organ - (He wrote, "One For Oliver") - Worked with The
Fran Eichler Orchestra, Buddy Lee's Orchestra and Barry Blue.

Ed Megrant - Died 3-12-2008 - Liver
cancer - He was 75 years old - Played piano and guitar - Worked with The
Everly Brothers and Larry Robinson and played at his Magnolia Cafe.

Bob Wayne (Born Robert Weiss) - Died
3-12-2008 - Complications from heart disease - He was 93 years old - Singer
- Led The Rollicaires - Worked with Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians.

Bill Bolick (William A. Bolick) - Died
3-14-2008 in Hickory, NC, U.S. - ( Country ) Born 10-28-1917 - Played mandolin
and sang - Was a member of The
Blue Sky Boys and The Crazy Hickory Nuts.

Rev. Bruce Hilton - Died 3-14-2008 -
Kidney failure ( Jazz ) Born 1930 in Plymouth, Wis., U.S. - Played tuba
- Was a member of The Joyful Noise Jazz Band - He was a social justice
and civil rights activist.

William H. Ruddy Jr. - Died 3-14-2008
( Jazz ) He was 86 years old - Guitarist - Worked with Tommy Sheridan,
Frank Sinatra Jr., The Milwaukee Clipper Band and George Pritchett.

Vytautas
Kernagis - Died 3-15-2008 - Gastric cancer ( Pop ) Born 5-19-1951 in
Vilnius, Lithuania - Singer, songwriter, actor and TV announcer -
Was a member of Aisciai and Rupus Miltai - Appeared in the rock opera,
Velnio Nuotaka.

King Alex Littlejohn - Died 3-15-2008
( Blues ) Born 1934 in Arkansas, U.S. - Singer and bassist - (He did, "Hot
As A Coffee Pot" and "Huchia Cuthia Lovin' Man") - Led King Alex And The
Untouchables - Worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, B.B. King and Provine "Little"
Hatch.

Stu
Nevitt (Stuart Nevitt) - Died 3-15-2008 in Rio Rancho, NM, U.S. - Complications
from diabetes - He was 55 or 56 years old - Born in Elizabeth, NJ, U.S.
- Percussionist and composer - Was a member of Shadowfax
- Worked with Kim Angelis.

Steve
Wages (Stephen Glenn Cook Wages) - Died 3-17-2008 ( Country - Blues
- Rock ) Born in Forrest City - Guitarist - Member of The Steve Wages And
The Bad Habit Band.

Nicolas Villanueva - Died 3-18-2008
in Quechultenango, Guerrero, Mexico - Shot more than 20 times by gunmen
as he and his band played on stage - He was 38 years old - Singer - He
was a member of Brisas del Mar.

Helen Abdallah (Helen J. Abdallah) -
Died 3-18-2008 - Heart condition - Born 3-22-1915 - Sang and played mandolin,
banjo, piano, organ and Hawaiian guitar - She was a member of The Irregulars.

Terry Carroll - Died 3-19-2008 - Lung
cancer - He was 64 years old - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The
Springfield Country Band.

Devin Ossman - Found dead 3-19-2008
in Mount Rainier - Hypothermia ( Celtic Folk - Classical - Jazz ) He was
45 years old - Played flute, piccolo, saxophone and penny whistle - Was
a member of Indigo - His father is David Ossman, a member of the comedy
troupe, The Firesign Theatre.

Graham McKeel - Died 3-19-2008
in Tampa, FL, U.S. - Heart failure ( Rock ) Born 1945 - Drummer - Was a
member of The Echoes - He was a blocking fullback for the Florida Gators.

Sam Weiss - Died 3-19-2008 in Boca Raton,
FL, U.S. - Born 9-19-1926 in the Bronx, NY, U.S. - Co-founder (with
his brother, Hy Weiss) of Old Town Records which released recordings
by Robert & Johnny, The Fiestas, The Earls and The Capris.

Miles Bell - Died 3-19-2008 in Nashville,
TN, U.S. - Kidney Failure - He was 61 years old - Born in Clarksburg, WV,
U.S. - Manager - Worked with Sandy Hackett, 4 The Cause, The Blues
Other Brothers, The Moffatts, Sandy Kastel and Cledus T. Judd.

Bill Brown (William Joseph Brown) -
Died 3-20-2008 - Complications of a brain tumor ( Jazz ) Born 9-2-1953
in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Played French horn and saxophone and was a band
director - Was a member of Smooth & Saxy - Worked with The Tyrone Davis
Group and Dominant Factor.

Judy
Frankel (Judy Bradbury) - Died 3-20-2008 - Illness ( Ladino - Rock
) Born 8-12-1942 - Singer and guitarist - Worked with Ill
Wind, The San Francisco Symphony Chorus and The San Francisco Consort
- Performed and help preserve music that originated with Spanish
Jews over 500 years ago.

Dillard
Crume Jr. - Died 3-21-2008 in Reidsville, GA, U.S. ( Gospel ) Born
6-20-1935 in Portageville, MO, U.S. - Producer, guitarist and singer -
Was a member of The Soul Stirrers and The Crume Brothers - Worked
with The Blind Boys Of Mississippi and The Highway QC's.

Cachao(Israel
Lopez) - Died 3-22-2008 in Coral Gables, FL, U.S. - Complications from
kidney failure ( Mambo ) Born 9-14-1918 in Havana, Cuba - Bassist and songwriter
- Worked with Gloria Estefan, Tito Puente, Machito, Chico O'Farrill, Eddie
Palmieri and Tito Rodrigues - He is considered to be the creator of Mambo.

Jason
Rae - Died 3-22-2008 in Leeds - Accidental overdose of methadone and
alcohol ( Funk ) Born 1976 - Played saxophone - Was a member of Haggis
Horns who worked with Nightmares On Wax, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Mark
Ronson and also with Jason's wife, Corinne Bailey Rae.

Bill
Ludwig (William Frederick Ludwig II) (aka The Chief) - Died 3-22-2008
in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Born 9-13-1916 in Chicago, IL, U.S. - Patriarch
of The Ludwig Drum Company and
developer of many percussion products.

Michael Kassel (Vampyre Mike) - Died
3-22-2008 San Francisco, CA, U.S. - Illness ( Blues Rock ) He was 54 years
old - Guitarist, pianist, percussionist and poet - Was a member of The
Hellhounds.

Roger Rich (Roger K. Rich) - Died
3-23-2008 ( Gospel ) He was 64 years old - Singer - Was a member of The
Rhythmaires who became The Servants - Worked with Jerry Stone - Son of
singer, Claude J. Rich.

Walter Robert Slingerland Jr. - Died
3-23-2008 in North Carolina, U.S. - He was 80 years old - Drummer - Worked
with The Roosevelt Military Academy Drum & Bugle Corps and The Rogers
Park Drum & Bugle Corps - Sat in with The Gene Krupa orchestra - Was
a consultant for the publishing of the Slingerland Drum & Banjo Company
history, "The Slingerland Book".

Neil
Aspinall also known as the Fifth Beatle - Died 3-24-2008 in New York,
NY, U.S. - Cancer - Born 10-13-1942 in Prestatyn, North Wales - Was a road
manager and personal assistant to The Beatles and an executive for Apple
Corps - He sang backing vocals on "Yellow Submarine" and played harmonica
on "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!".

Doug
Simon - Died 3-24-2008 ( Jazz - Funk ) He was 58 Years old - Guitarist
- Was a member of Dayton - Worked with Brother Jack McDuff and Vesta Williams
- He played music for TV's, The Young And The Restless.

Alex Freidin - Died 3-25-2008 - Congestive
heart failure ( Dance ) He was 90 years old - Pianist and composer - He
was an opening act for Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin.

Bud
Norfleet (Junious Norfleet) - Died 3-25-2008 in Burbank, IL, U.S. -
Complications after a stroke ( Gospel ) Born 3-20-1926 in Perry County,
AL, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of The Norfleet Brothers (They did,
"Shadrack" and "None But The Righteous").

Gene
Puerling (Eugene Thomas Puerling) - Died 3-25-2008 near San Francisco,
CA, U.S. - Complications of diabetes ( Jazz ) Born 3-31-1929 in Milwaukee,
Wis., U.S. - Singer and arranger - Was a member of The
Hi-Lo's and The
Singers Unlimited.

Butch Daniels (Virgil Daniels) - Died
3-25-2008 - Stroke ( Blues - Rock ) He was 61 years old - Guitarist - Was
a member of The Night Riders.

Cavlar (Leval Lyde) - Died 3-26-2008
in Brooklyn, NY, U.S. - Shot ( Rap ) He was 36 years old.

Glenn
Barber (Martin Glenn Barber) - Died 3-28-2008 ( Country - Rockabilly
) Born 2-2-1935 in Hollis, Okla., U.S. - He sang and played guitar,
bass, drums, dobro and mandolin - (He did, "Stronger Than Dirt" and "First
Love Feelings") - Was a member of The Western Swingmasters.

Vic Kuckoverov (Victor Kuckoverov
) - Died 3-28-2008 ( Metal ) Singer and bassist - Was a member of Forgive-Me-Not.

Brendan O'Brien - Died 4-3-2008 in Blackpool
in Cork city - Possible heart attack ( Showband ) He was 67 years old -
Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The
Dixies (They did, "Little Arrows").

Adina Edwards - Died 4-4-2008 in the
West Indies ( Gospel ) She was 83 years old - Singer - (She did, "Don't
Forget To Remember Me").

Dr. Robert Good - Died 4-4-2008 - Head
injury from a fall ( Big Band ) He was 83 years old - Played saxophone,
piano and flute - Worked with The Glenn Miller Orchestra - As a physician
he delivered over 3,000 babies.

Lee Roy Kirksey - Died 4-4-2008 ( Jazz
) He was 86 years old - Musician - Worked with The Johnny Holloway orchestra.

Marty Gemmer (Martin Wayne Gemmer) -
Died 4-4-2008 - Natural causes ( Rock ) Born 9-20-1948 in Mount Vernon
Wash., U.S. - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The
Organization.

Fay
McKay - Died 4-4-2008 in Las Vegas, Nev., U.S. - Born 1930 in Manchester,
New Hampshire, U.S. - Singer - (She did, "The Twelve Daze Of Christmas").

Bob Dunnavant Sr. - Died 4-5-2008 -
Illness ( Country ) He was 85 years old - Born in Limestone County - Broadcaster
and musician - He was a member of Chigger Dunnavant And The Dark Town Strutters.

Donald Walden - Died 4-6-2008 in Detroit,
MI, U.S. - Complications from cancer ( Jazz ) Born 7-?-1938 in St. Louis
- Played saxophone - Worked with Aretha Franklin, Grant Green, Stevie Wonder,
The Temptations, The Four Tops, Joe Chambers, Booker Ervin and Sun Ra.

Larry Brown (Lawrence Lloyd Brown Sr.)
- Died 4-6-2008 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. - Respiratory condition ( R&B
) Born 11-5-1944 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of Harold
Melvin & The Blue Notes (They did, "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
and "The Love I Lost").

Bob
Kames - The Chicken Dance King - Died 4-9-2008 - Prostate cancer
( Polka ) Born 1925 - Played organ - (He did, "You Are My One True Love"
and "Dance Little Bird" (The Chicken Dance)) - He wrote, "High Life Polka"
for the Miller High Life Beer advertising campaign - His songs have
been recorded by Bobby Vinton, Frankie Yankovich and Lawrence Welk.

Aunty
Nona Beamer (Winona Kapuailohiamanonokalani Desha Beamer) - Died 4-10-2008
in Maui Hawaii, U.S. ( Hawaiian ) Born 8-15-1923 in Honolulu, Hawaii -
Played ukulele and was a songwriter, author, chanter and dancer.

Carl Evans Jr. - Died 4-10-2008 in San
Diego - Complications from diabetes ( Jazz ) Born 2-9-1955 in Portsmouth,
VA, U.S. - Singer, songwriter and keyboardist - Was a member of Power and
Fattburger
(They did, "Sizzlin" and "Bleu Cheese") - Worked with Stevie Wonder, Anita
Baker, Cannonball Adderly and Ricky Lawson - The African American Musicians
Heritage Foundation Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Phil Gast (Phillip H. Gast) - Died 4-11-2008
in Lakewood ( Big Band ) He was 79 years old - Born in Newark - Sang and
played vibes and drums.

Jarvis Benoit - Died 4-11-2008 in Halifax
- Complications after an operation - He was 83 years old - Fiddler - Led
The Jarvis Benoit Quartet.

Jack Hart (John Hart Jr.) - Died 4-11-2008
- Heart failure ( R&B ) He was 67 years old - Organist - Was a member
of The Volcanoes which became The
Trammps (They did, "Disco Inferno" and a remake of "Zing Went The Strings
Of My Heart").

Nani Lee Meadows (Rose Frances Naone
Leinani Lee Meadows) - Died 4-12-2008 - Cancer ( Hawaiian ) She was 76
years old - Singer and dancer - Worked with her husband singer, Kui Lee
and with Don Ho, Zulu And The Son's Of Hawaii and Sterling Mossman's Barefoot
Bar Gang.

Mary Pearl Gorman Dodson - Died 4-12-2008
in Poland, Ohio, U.S. - Pneumonia ( Country ) Born 3-30-1928 in Blair County,
PA, U.S. - Sang and and played upright bass and drums - Worked with Stoney
& Chuck And The Blue Sky Boys.

Robert Reed (aka Syke Dyke) - Died 4-13-2008
in Arlington, VA, U.S. - Pancreatic cancer ( Go-go ) He was 50 years old
- Born in Newport News, VA, U.S. - Keyboardist - Was a member of Trouble
Funk (They did, "Hey Fellas" and "Let's Get Small").

Cliff
Davies (Clifford Davies) - Died 4-13-2008 in Atlanta, GA, U.S.
- Shot himself ( Rock ) Drummer, singer and producer - Worked with Ted
Nugent ("Cat Scratch Fever"), Grand Funk Railroad and If
("Pick Me Up (And Put Me Back On The Road)" and "Another Time Around (Is
Not For Me)").

Kevin Brown - Died 4-14-2008 - Complications
of injuries from a fall - He was 53 years old - Guitarist and sound engineer
- Co-owner of Brown And Brown Recording Studio.

Phil Agins (aka Phil Royale) - Died
4-14-2008 - He was 25 years old - Played guitar, bass, piano, banjo and
drums - Was member of The
Royale Brothers Band (They did, "Dudleytown" and "Holy Smoke") - Worked
with The Joe Richardson Express.

Lorne White (Dr. R. Lorne White) - Died
4-14-2008 in New Ulm, Texas, U.S. ( Gospel ) Born 12-16-1928 - Singer -
Was a member of The White Family Singers - Worked with The Jubilee Four,
The Jubilee Singers ("Welcome Table" and "Live A Humble") and The Dropouts
("Robinson Crusoe").

Mahinarangi
Tocker - Died 4-15-2008 - After her life support was turned off; she
had suffered an asthma attack a week earlier ( Maori ) Born 1955 in Taumarunui
- Singer, songwriter and guitarist - (She did, "Kei Hea Koe") - Worked
with Shona Laing.

Brian
Davison (aka Blinky) - Died 4-15-2008 in Horns Cross, Devon - Brain
tumour ( Prog Rock ) Born 5-25-1942 in Leicester, Leicestershire - Drummer
- Was a member of The Mark Leeman Five, The
Nice (They did, "Dawn" and a remake of Tim Hardin's, "Hang On To A
Dream"), Every Which Way and Refugee
(They did"Papillion" and "Someday") - Worked with Gong
and Jackson Heights.

Michael Raven - Died 4-15-2008 in North
Staffordshire - Pneumonia ( Folk - Flamenco ) He was 70 years old - Born
in Cardiff - Guitarist - Was a member of The Black Country Three - He was
an author of over 80 music books.

Tacey Robbins (Joan Mahoney) - Died
4-15-2008 - Mesothelioma ( Pop ) She was 69 years old - Singer and actress
- (She sang, "My L.A" and "Ordinary Boy") - Worked with with Perez Prado's
orchestra - Appeared in the movie, Psycho A Go-Go.

Thomas
Humphrey - Died 4-16-2008 in Gardiner, NY, U.S. - Heart attack - Born
11-13-1948 in St. Joseph Township, Minn., U.S. - Guitar designer and maker
- His best known model is the Millennium used by David Starobin,
Eliot Fisk, Sergio Assad, Odair Assad and Sharon Isbin.

Joe
Feeney - Died 4-16-2008 in San Diego - Born 8-15-1931 in Grand Island,
Neb., U.S. - Singer - Appeared on TV's, The
Lawrence Welk Show for 25 years - He sang for five U.S. Presidents
and for Pope Paul VI.

Danny
Federici (aka Phantom and Miami Dan) (Daniel Paul Federici) -
Died 4-17-2008 in New York City, NY, U.S. - Melanoma ( Rock - Jazz ) Born
1-23-1950 in Flemington, NJ, U.S. - Keyboardist - Was a member of Bruce
Springsteen's E Street Band (They did, "Hungry Heart" and "The Rising").

Bigg
Jake (Jrozzney D. Morrison) - Died 4-17-2008 in Texas, U.S. ( Rap )
He was 21 years old - Born in Lufkin, TX, U.S. - (He did, "Show Me How
You Move" and "Stay Ready") - Worked with Corey Clark.

Chris
Gaffney (Christopher F. Gaffney) - Died 4-17-2008 in Newport
Beach, CA. - Liver cancer ( Country - R&B ) Born 10-3-1950 in Vienna,
Austria - Played accordion and guitar and was a singer and songwriter
- (He did, "Artesia" and "The Gardens") - Led Chris Gaffney & The Cold
Hard Facts - Was a member of The Hacienda Brothers (They did, "Uncle
Sam's Jail" and "I Still Believe") and Dave Alvin's backing band,
The Guilty Men (They did, "Six Nights A Week").

Charlie Blacklock - Died 4-17-2008 -
Complications from a cold - He was 91 years old - Played harmonica and
the saw - Led Charlie's Band - Designed, produced and sold his own line
of musical saws - Founded The California Saw Players Association - Grandfather
of fiddler, Kenny Blacklock - American Old-Time Country Music Hall Of Fame
Inductee.

Bobby Bush (Robert Alexander Bush) -
Died 4-18-2008 - Lung sickness - He was 61 years old - Singer - Was a member
of The John Marshall Guardenias and PlayBack - Worked with The Monicos,
Bubba Boyd's Rock 'n Roll Kings, The Ron Norwood Revue and The East Coast
Players.

Andrej Labath - Died 4-18-2008 ( Rock
) He was 53 years old - Drummer - Was a member of Orbita and The
Old School Band.

Kent
Steadman (Kent Moedl Steadman) - Died 4-19-2008 in Burien, WA, U.S.
- Heart failure ( Folk ) Born 1-17-1942 - Played the dulcimer - He invented
a way of playing the Appalachian dulcimer that was coined the Steadman
Method.

Gerald Cook - Died 4-19-2008 - Illness
( Jazz ) Born 1935 in Queen's Road - Played banjo - Was a member of The
Geoff Elliston Band.

Jose Simon - Died 4-19-2008 in San Francisco,
CA, U.S. - Lung cancer ( Rock ) He was 63 years old - Born in Mexico City
- Bassist and comedian - Was a member of Sapo - Worked with The Four Of
A Kind.

VL
Mike (Michael Allen) - Died 4-20-2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- Shot ( Rap ) Born 1-19-1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - (He did,
"Money In Here") - Was a member of The
Chopper City Boyz.

Bebe
Barron (Charlotte Wind) - Died 4-20-2008 - Natural causes ( Electronic
) Born 6-16-1925 in Minneapolis, Minn,. U.S. - Composer - She and her husband
Louis created the score for the film, Forbidden
Planet - Worked with John Cage.

Orish Grinstead - Died 4-20-2008 in
Las Vegas - Kidney failure ( R&B ) Born 6-2-1980 - Singer - Was a member
of Sweeta Than Suga who became 702
- Worked with Subway ("This Lil' Game We Play").

Leo
Birnbaum - Died 4-20-2008 - Born 2-9-1911 in London, England - Viola
player - Worked with The London Philharmonic, Vera Lynn, Frank Sinatra,
The Bee Gees and The Beatles - Played on the soundtrack for the first Star
Wars film.

Al
Wilson (Allen LaMar Wilson) - Died 4-21-2008 in Fontana, California,
U.S. ( Soul ) Born 6-19-1939 in Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. - Singer -
(He did, "Show And Tell" and "The Snake") - Worked with Johnny Harris
And The Statesmen, The Jewels, The Rollers and The Souls - Recorded
for Soul City Records, Wand Record, Bell Records, Carousel Records and
Rocky Road Records.

Dr.
Aaron Shearer - Died 4-21-2008 - Born 9-6-1919 - He was a director
of the guitar program at Peabody Conservatory and The North Carolina School
Of The Arts and was a professor of classical guitar at Duquesne University
- He wrote many guitar technique and instructional books.

Bruce Kapp - Died 4-21-2008 in Los Angeles,
CA, U.S. - Heart attack - He was 57 years old - Concert promoter - He promoted
The Super Bowl Of Rock series which included Pink Floyd, ELP, Ted Nugent
and Peter Frampton - Worked with NWA, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith,
Van Halen, Jimmy Buffett, Def Leppard and Jonas Brothers - Formed Celebration
Concerts and worked for Live Nation, Celebration Concerts and PACE Concerts.

Joe Davis (aka Joe Jett) - Died 4-22-2008
in Dallas, TX, U.S. ( Rock ) Drummer - He was 63 years old - Led The Joe
Davis Allstars - Was a member of The
Guilloteens (They did, "I Don't Believe" and "Hey You") - Worked with
The Mar-Keys and LeSabres.

E.Z. Ed Wright - Died 4-22-2008 in South
Bend, IN, U.S. ( Soul ) He was 57 years old - Singer - Worked with Deja
Vu, The Soul Sounds, The Funkmeisters, The Essentials, Billy Stix Nick
& The Ns & Outs, Jeff Bosko and Darryl Buchanan.

Tristram Cary (Tristram Ogilvie Cary)
- Died 4-23-2008 ( Electronic ) Born 5-14-1925 in Oxford - Composer - Wrote
music for films (Quatermass And The Pit and The Ladykillers) and
television, including several episodes of Doctor Who.

Don Carter (Donald Harry Carter) (aka
Sticks) - Died 4-23-2008 - Illness ( Country - Gospel ) He was 81 years
old - Drummer and singer - Was a member of The Rockets and Flo Carter
& The Sounds Of Joy.

Darren Kirkness - Died 4-23-2008 in
Yesnaby, Orkney - His car plunged off a cliff ( Rock ) He was 20 years
old - Guitarist - Was a member of The Whistling Gypsies.

Buzz Shields (John Shields) -
Died 4-23-2008 in South Carolina, U.S. - Aortic dissection - He was 55
years old - Drummer - Worked with The Wes Neal Band, The Modulators, Little
Joe Williams, Uncle Fuzzy, Savage Cabbage, Studillac and Mandicore.

Jimmy
Giuffre (James Peter Giuffre) - Died 4-24-2008 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts,
U.S. - Pneumonia and Parkinson's Disease ( Jazz ) Born 4-26-1921 in Dallas,
Texas, U.S. - Played saxophone and clarinet and was a composer and arranger
- (He wrote, "The Train And The River" and "Four Brothers") - Worked with
Woody Herman and Shorty Rogers ("Martians Go Home").

Bill
Burk (Bill Eugene Burk) (aka 007) - Died 4-24-2008 in Memphis, TN,
U.S. - Heart attack - He was 75 years old - Author and newsman - As a a
columnist he wrote about 400 stories about Elvis Presley - He also published
many books about the singer and the quarterly magazine, Elvis World.

Vernon Castle - Died 4-25-2008 - Pprostate
cancer ( Big Band ) He was 79 years old - Played drums and trumpet - Led
Castle And His Last Dance Band - Worked with The Bud Wilber Orchestra
and The Stardusters - Recorded many radio jingles including one Wrigley's
chewing gum.

John Wesley Farris - Died 4-25-2008
( R&B ) He was 67 years old - Played trumpet - Was a member of The
Claudettes - Worked with Joe Tex, Z.Z. Hill, The Temptations and Otis Redding.

Elmer Franklin - Died 4-25-2008
in Louisian, U.S. ( Gospel ) Was a member of The Mighty Clouds Of Joy.

Thomas Oteri (Gaetano Thomas Oteri)
- Died 4-26-2008 - Bled to death after being stabbed on the wrist - He
was 69 years old - Music producer - Collaborated with songwriter Richard
Fagan - Father of comedian, Cheri Oteri.

Nino Candido - Died 4-26-2008 in Los
Angeles, CA, U.S. - Natural causes - He was 66 years old - Actor and singer
- He recorded the album, "And They Danced" - Acted on TV's, The Adventures
Of Ozzie & Harriet", "Leave It To Beaver", "The Time Tunnel" and "Mod
Squad - Son of comedian, Candy Candido.

Pinkie Mseleku - Died 4-?-2008 in Durban
( Jazz ) Born in Amanzimtoti on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal - She
was 66 years old - Singer and activist - (She did, "Wamemeza") - Worked
with Hugh Masekela.

Alexander Zaitsev - Died 5-?-2008 -
His body was found 11-21-2008 in Yurevets, Ivanovo, Russia - Kidnapped
and murdered, possibly for his apartment ( Rock ) Born 8-3-1958 - Keyboardist
- Worked with Mashina
Vremeni.

Jim Hager - Died 5-1-2008 in Nashville,
TN, U.S. - Heart attack ( Country ) Born 8-30-1941 in Chicago, Illinois,
U.S. - Singer, guitarist, comedian and drummer - He was one of The
Hager Twins (They did, "Gotta Get To Oklahoma ('Cause California's
Gettin' To Me)") - Appeared on TV's, Hee
Haw - Worked with Buck Owens.

Tony K (Tony Kostrzewa) (Julian Anthony
Kostrzewa) - Died 5-1-2008 in Leeds - Cancer - Born 10-18-1949 in Bradford,
Yorkshire - He ran Red Rhino Distribution Ltd which released The Toy Dolls',
"Nellie The Elephant" and Akrylykz's, "Spiderman" - Worked with Red Lorry
Yellow Lorry, Skeletal Family and Front 242 - Was a business manager for
The Catalogue music magazine.

Tripp Joye - Died 5-2-2008 in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, U.S. - Car accident ( Rock ) He was 25 years old - Drummer
- Worked with Red Orchestra Radio and Anything
On Fire (They did, "Gene Therapy" and "Robot Hate Sex").

Ilyas Malayev - Died 5-2-2008 in Flushing,
NY, U.S. - Pancreatic cancer ( Shash Maqam ) - He was 72 years old - Born
in Mary - Played the tar, the tambur and violin and was a poet - Worked
with The Uzbek Song And Dance Ensemble and The Folk And Variety Orchestras
Of Uzbekistan Radio.

Mark Kelley (Mark Douglas Kelley) -
Died 5-3-2008 - Lung cancer ( Rock ) Born 10-28-1962 - Bassist, singer
guitarist and keyboardist - Was a member of The
Pillbugs. (They did, "Plastic Surgical Holiday" and "The Plot Next
To Garcia").

Bob
Norman - Died 5-4-2008 in Lawrenceville - Metastatic prostate cancer
( Folk ) He was 61 years old - Born in New London, CT, U.S. - Singer, songwriter
and guitarist - (He did, "Down By Me") - Was an editor for Sing
Out! magazine.

Kishan
Maharaj - Died 5-4-2008 in Khajuri near Varanasi - Born 1923 in Benares,
United Provinces, British India - Played the Tabla - Worked with Ravi Shankar,
Ustad Faiyaz Khan and Bhimsen Joshi.

Leo Jackson (George Jackson) - Died
5-4-2008 - Shot himself ( Country ) He was 73 years old - Guitarist - Worked
with Jim Reeves' Blue Boys ("Distant Drums"), George Strait ("Right Or
Wrong" and "Let's Fall To Pieces Together"), Moe Bandy ("It's A Cheating
Situation) and Tom T. Hall.

Jeanne Fells (Georgjean Augusta Fells)
- Died 5-4-2008 ( Doo-Wop ) Born 1-15-1939 in Washington, D.C., U.S. -
Singer - She was a member of The Quintones (They did, "Down The Aisle Of
Love").

John Altieri - Died 5-4-2008 in Las
Vegas Nevada, U.S. - Pneumonia - He was 38 years old - Born in Brockton,
MA, U.S. - Singer and actor - Played Bob Crewe in the Broadway musical,
Jersey Boys.

Andy Schwarzin - Died 5-4-2008 - Heart
problems - He was 45 years old - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of
DNA.

William Moss (aka Billy Ding) - Died
5-4-2008 in New Orleans, LA, U.S. - Hit by a truck ( Boogie-Woogie ) He
was 42 years old - Pianist - Was a member of The Hot Wings.

Tom Boggs (Thomas Boggs) - Died 5-5-2008
- Cancer ( Rock ) He was 63 years old - Drummer - Worked with Tommy Burk
And The Counts, Flash And The Board Of Directors and The
Box Tops (They did, "Soul Deep" and "I Must Be The Devil").

D.C.
Minner - Died 5-6-2008 ( Blues ) Born 1-28-1935 in Rentiesville in
eastern Oklahoma, U.S. - Played guitar and bass - Was a member of
D.C.,
Selby And Blues On The Move - Worked with Larry Johnson And The New
Breeds, O. V. Wright, Jim Donovan, Freddie King, Tony Mathews, Chuck Berry,
Eddie Floyd and Bo Diddley - Co-founder of the Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival
- He was married to singer and bassist, Selby Minner - Oklahoma Jazz Hall
Of Fame Inductee.

Dick Rodgers (Richard L. Rodgers) -
Died 5-6-2008 - Heart attack ( Folk ) He was 70 years old - Sang and played
fiddle, guitar, bagpipes and a homemade hurdy-gurdy - Was a member of The
Cathedral Avenue Cacophony.

Jose Antonio Velasquez - Died 5-7-2008
in Ventura ( Mariachi ) Born 5-10-1921 in Tlajumulco, Jalisco, Mexico -
Played bass - Was a member of Mariachi Nacional of Lolo Ruiz - Worked with
Antonio Aguilar - Performed for President Jimmy Carter.

Ray Williams (aka Mr. Barbershop) -
Died 5-8-2008 - He was 79 years old - Founding member of The Trentones
and The Big 8 Harmonizers.

Larry Levine (Lawrence R. Levine) -
Died 5-8-2008 in Encino, CA, U.S. - Born 5-8-28 in New York City, NY.,
U.S. - Recording engineer - Worked on recordings for Eddie Cochran, Herb
Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Quincy Jones, Brian Wilson and for producer
Phil Spector (The Crystals, The Bob B. Soxx, The Ronettes, The Righteous
Brothers, Leonard Cohen, Ike And Tina Turner and The Ramones).

LonPaul Ellrich (LonPaul Stewart Ellrich)
- Died 5-7-2008 ( Rock ) He was 37 years old - Sang and played keyboards,
guitar and drums - Was a member of Marmoset - Worked with Sardina
("Back Stage Pass" and "Blues In Three"), The Wine Chuggers ("Long Circuitous
Path"), Dow Jones And The Industrials, June Panic, Jorma Whitaker, The
Panoply Academy and The Impossible Shapes.

Loretta Thomas (aka Loretta Whyte) (Loretta
Estelle Simpson) - Died 5-8-2008 - Natural causes ( Jazz ) She was 97 years
old - Born in St. Louis - Played piano - Led her own band at The Flame
Club which she co-owned - Worked with Bernie Young and Tommy Fox And The
Clever Little Foxes - Played music for silent films and speakeasies.

Mario
Schiano - Died 5-10-2008 in Rome, Italy ( Free Jazz ) Born 7-20-1933
in Naples, Italy - Played saxophone, organ and was a singer - Was a member
of The Gruppo Romano Free Jazz and The Italian Instabile Orchestra - Worked
with Eugenio Colombo, Famoudou Don Moye, Joelle Leandre, Ernst Reijseger
and Gianluigi Trovesi.

Don Mayo (Domenic M. Petrocelli) - Died
5-11-2008 - Stroke - He was 84 years old - Bandleader, musician and singer
- Was a member of The Classiques, The Chord-Aires, The Musictones and The
Don Mayo Orchestra.

Mike Jones (Michael Edwin Jones) - Died
5-11-2008 - Heart attack ( Folk - Pop ) Born 9-16-1943 - Singer and guitarist
- Was a member of The Birmingham Folk Four who became The
Settlers (They did, "Lightning Tree" and a cover of The Beatles', "Nowhere
Man").

Neyyatinkara
Vasudevan - Died 5-14-2008 ( Carnatic ) Born 1940 - Singer - He can
be heard in the films, Enipadikal and Mazha.

Wander Taffo - Died 5-14-2008 in Brazil
- Cardiorespiratory arrest ( Rock ) He was 53 years old - Guitarist - Was
a member of Radio Taxi(They
did, "Coisas de Casal" and "Garota Dourada") - Worked with Rita Lee.

Justin Delano - Died 5-15-2008
- A school bus hit his motorcycle ( Rock - Acid Jazz ) He was 24 years
old - Singer and bassist - Was a member of Small
Town Night Life. (They did, "5 AM Amy" and "Sheepish Luke").

Al
Gallico - Died 5-15-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Cardiac arrest
due to pulmonary disease - Born 6-5-1914 - Worked for Lou Levy's Leeds
Music and was a general manager for music publisher Shapiro-Bernstein where
he was involved in Claude King's, "Wolverton Mountain" and Johnny Cash's,
"Ring Of Fire - Owned Al Gallico Music Corporation.

Alexander
Courage - Died 5-15-2008 in Pacific Palisades, CA, U.S. - Born 12-10-1919
- Composer and arranger - Wrote music for TV's, Lost In Space, Voyage To
The Bottom Of The Sea, Daniel Boone and the theme for Star Trek - Orchestrated
and/or arranged music for the films, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and
Gigi.

Geoff Coughlin - Died 5-15-2008
( Rock ) Bassist and singer - Was a member of Hotrod Fury, Commando Baby
and Sweetbox - Worked with The Irrelevants.

Bobbie Chudzik (Beatrice A. Chudzik)
(Beatrice A. Valachovic) - Died 5-16-2008 - Ovarian cancer - She was 85
years old - Born in Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. - Singer and dancer - Worked
with her sister Nona - Performed with Jimmy Durante, The Mills Brothers
and Nat King Cole.

Will Michael (William Michael) - Died
5-16-2008 - Illness ( Jazz ) He was 54 years old - Pianist.

Professor
Wilfrid Mellers - Died 5-17-2008 - Born 4-26-1914 - Composer, author
and musicologist - Wrote the books, "Twilight Of The Gods: The Beatles
In Retrospect" and "A Darker Shade Of Pale: A Backdrop To Bob Dylan".

Margo Davidso - Died 5-17-2008
in Toronto, Canada ( Pop ) Was 50 years old - Sang and played sax and bongos
- Was a member of The
Parachute Club (They did, "Rise Up").

Jack Duffy - Died 5-19-2008 in Toronto,
Canada - Natural causes - Singer, actor and comedian - Born 9-27-1926 in
Montreal, Canada - Was a member of The Bob-O-Links - Worked on The Perry
Como Kraft Music Hall and with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra.

Bill Flurry ( Thomas B. Flurry)
- Died 5-19-2008 - Stomach cancer ( Gospel ) He was 75 years old - Singer
- Worked with his wife, Marilyn Flurry - Owner of The Joyful Noise Christian
supper club that launched gospel singers and featured established act.

Irvine Mitchell (Irvine Morris
Mitchell) - Died 5-19-2008 ( Gospel ) Born 1-6-1924 in Penniac - Singer
- Was a member of The Gospelaires.

Michelle
Meldrum - Died 5-21-2008 in Burbank, CA, U.S. - Cystic growth on her
brain ( Metal ) Born 9-28-1968 in Detroit, Michigan,
U,S, - Guitarist and songwriter - Was a member of Wargod, Phantom
Blue (They did, "Anti-love Crunch" and "Cookie") and Meldrum
(They did, "Miss Me When I'm Gone" and "Bite The Pillow").

Dee Kilpatrick (Walter David Kilpatrick
Jr.) - Died 5-21-2008 in Franklin, TN, U.S. - Record executive and producer
- Born on 7-18-1919 in Charlotte, NC, U.S. - Worked for Capitol Records,
Mercury Records, Warner Bros. Records and Philips Records - Produced Martha
Carson And The Statesmen, Hank Thompson, Tex Ritter, Carl Butler,
Johnny Horton, Jimmy Dean and Carl Story - Was a manager for The Grand
Ole Opry and co-founded The Country Music Association.

Camu
Tao (Tero Smith) - Died 5-25-2008 - Lung cancer ( Hip Hop ) Born 6-6-1977
in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. - Was a member of The
Weathermen - Worked with The Nighthawks, S.A. Smash, MHz and Central
Services.

Delton McCall Jr. - Died 5-25-2008 (
R&B ) He was 73 years old - Born in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. - Singer
- Worked with The Orioles (They did, "Secret Love" and "In the Chapel In
The Moonlight"), The Castelles, The Cobras ("La La"), The Spaniels and
The Dreams.

Earle
Hagen (Earle Harry Hagen) - Died 5-26-2008 in Rancho Mirage, Ca, U.S.
- Illness ( Swing ) Born 7-9-1919 in Chicago, Ill, U.S. - Played
trombone and composed music - (He co-wrote, "Harlem Nocturne") - Wrote
music for TV's, The Andy Griffith Show (He's the one whistling), I Spy,
That Girl, The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mod Squad and for the films,
Let's Make Love and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Worked with Benny Goodman,
The California Collegians, Ben Pollack, Isham Jones, Tommy Dorsey and Ray
Noble's orchestra.

Ken Glidewell (Gerald Ken Glidewell)
(aka Mr. K) - Died 5-27-2008 in Indianapolis, IN, U.S. - Motorcycle accident
( Rock ) He was 48 years - Born in Oxford, IN, U.S. - DJ and bassist -
Produced Dallas Moore - Was a member of Big In Iowa.

Farlan Myers (Farlan I. Myers) - Died
5-27-2008 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - He was 89 years old - Composer and
musician - Wrote the theme song for TV's, Our Miss Brooks and music for
the film, The Incredible Flight Of The Snow Geese and jingles for Ford
Motors and Hunt Foods.

Barry Dunnery (aka Baz) - Died 5-29-2008
- Cancer ( Rock ) He was 56 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of Jug,
Hot Spring Water which was renamed Taurus and then renamed Heavy Hand and
finally renamed Necromandus
and Violinski (They
did, "Clog Dance").

Charlie Newman (Charles S. Newman) -
Died 5-29-2008 in Hattiesburg ( Jazz ) He was 80 years old - Born in Laurel
- Drummer - Was a member of The Modernists.

Hugh
Jarrett (aka Big Hugh Baby) - Died 5-31-2008 - Injuries from a car
accident ( Rock - Gospel ) Born 10-11-1929 in Nashville, Tenn., U.S. -
Singer and DJ - Was a member of Elvis Presley's back up quartet, The
Jordanaires ("Don't Be Cruel") - Gospel
Music Hall Of Fame Inductee and Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Sweet Lou Velez (Louis C. Velez)
- Died 5-31-2008 ( R&B ) He was 62 years old - Singer - Worked with
The
Del-Vikings.

Kenny Hoyle - Died 6-?-2008 - Malignant
melanoma - He was 55 years old - Drummer - Worked with The Rev-elator Band
and Souled Out.

Daniel Yuhasz - Died 6-?-2008 - Played
autoharp - Was a member of The Silver City Guard - Worked with Tom Zachry
and guitarist, Don Johnson.

Michael Kahan - Died 6-1-2008 - Stabbed
( Klezmer ) He was 39 years old - Played violin - Was half of the duo Shta'im
Lecha'im renamed The Klezmer Gourmets.

Alton
Kelley - Died 6-1-2008 - Complications from a long illness - Born 6-17-1940
- Artist - He created posters,
album covers and tour logos for The Grateful Dead, Journey, Steve Miller,
The Beatles, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix - Created posters
for concerts at The Fillmore Auditorium, Winterland arena, The Fillmore
West and The Avalon Ballroom - Collaborated with Stanley Mouse.

Gerry Holley - Died 6-2-2008 in Vernon,
British Columbia - Illness - He was 66 years old - Singer - Was a member
of Roger And The Playboys (They did, "Heart" and "Too Blind To See") -
Worked with The Pete Porter Orchette.

Alfred Nokwe (Alfred D. Nokwe) - Died
6-2-2008 in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa ( Jazz ) Born 4-1-1935 in Durban,
South Africa - Drummer, singer, guitarist and manager - Was a member of
The Rockets, The Three Aces, The Black Cowboys and Thomas Ndaba's Swingsters
Band - Husband of singer, Patty Masuku and father of singers, Tu Nokwe
and Marilyn Nokwe and musician, Papi Nokwe.

Veeva Ellen Daniels Hamblen (aka My
Suzy) - Died 6-2-2008 in Santa Clarita - Congestive heart failure ( Gospel
) Born 1907 in Gage, Okla., U.S. - Singer and songwriter - Was a member
of The Cowboy Church Sunday School (They did, "Open Up Your Heart (And
Let The Sunshine In)") - She was married to singer and songwriter, Stuart
Hamblen.

Marlys A. Nelson - Died 6-6-2008 - Illness
- Born 6-8-1921 in Minneapolis, MN, U.S. - Pianist - Was a member of The
Harris Nelson Family who appeared on TV's, Hollywood Palace and a
Walt Disney production.

Richard Wright (Richard
J. Wright) - Died 6-6-2008 in Knoxville, Tenn., U.S. ( R&B ) He was
71 years old - Born in Knoxville, Tenn., U.S. - Singer - Was a member of
Richard And The Chancellors.

Adam Thomas - Died 6-7-2008 in Mucla,
Turkey - Fell or jumped from a hotel balcony ( Rock ) He was 22 years old
- Guitarist, drummer and singer - Was a member of The Big Shiny Cave.

Ross Kinnear (William Ross Kinnear)
- Died 6-7-2008 in Berlin - Fell from the roof of a building ( Rock ) He
was 20 years old - Bassist - Was a member of Go Vegas, Suicidal Pussycat,
The October Effect and Co: Pilot Down.

Prince Kupi - Died 6-8-2008 near Heidelberg,
Johannesburg - Car accident that also took the life of his wife actress,
Zandile Ngcobo ( Jazz ) He was 36 years old - Born in Soweto - Singer and
guitarist - (He did, "Livin' In Da Pocket " and "Song For Bheki ") - Led
Ba'Agisane - Worked with Hugh Masekela and Judith Sephuma.

Chris Ridge - Died 6-9-2008 ( Ska )
Born 3-22-1971 - Guitarist - Was a member of Let's
Go Bowling.

Red Shea (Laurice Milton Shea) - Died
6-10-2008 in Aurora, Ont., Canada - Pancreatic cancer ( Folk - Country
) He was 70 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of The Red And Les Trio
- Worked with The Good Brothers, Ian & Sylvia Tyson, Gordon Lightfoot
and Great Speckled Bird - He was a regular on TV's, The Tommy Hunter Show.

Raymond Sambolin - Died 6-10-2008
in East Meadow, NY, U.S. - Injuries he suffered in a fire at his home (
Salsa - Mambo - Jazz ) He was 81 years old - Played saxophone, trumpet,
mandolin and flute - Worked with Kako y su Combo, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto
and Mongo Santamaria.

Ernest Booth Watmough - Died 6-10-2008
( Big Band ) He was 93 years old - Played piano, clarinet and saxophone
- Led The Melody Booth Orchestra - Worked with Ozzie Nelson.

Paul Smith (aka Smithy) - Died 6-10-2008
in Attleborough, Nuneaton ( Rock ) He was 42 years old - Guitarist - Was
a member of Jesus Deluxe, Lazy Eye and Eusebio.

Kirby Small (aka Chop Chop) - Died 6-10-2008
( R&B - Jazz ) Born in Washington D.C., U.S. - Guitarist, singer, arranger
and composer - Worked with The Three Degrees, Martha And The Vandellas,
Harry Belafonte, The Hot Tamales, Ebony Band, EBO 2, Clear Image, The Thrusters,
The Sidewinders and Ruby And The Romantics.

Fred Stork (George Frederick Stork)
- Died 6-10-2008 in Rockville - Stroke ( Jazz ) Born 5-18-1913 - Was a
singer and songwriter and played guitar, banjo, piano and accordion - (He
wrote, "Mary's Wedding March" and "Click With Dick") - Was a member of
The New Sunshine Jazz Band.

Robby Stamps (Robert Stamps) -
Died 6-11-2008 in Tallahassee, FL, U.S. - Complications from pneumonia
- He was 57 years old - Played keyboards - (He wrote, "If Only You Were
Mine") - He was wounded during the 1970 shootings at Kent State University
by the National Guard.

Leon
Austin (Leon Rhodes Austin) (aka The Burner) - Died 6-12-2008 in Augusta
- Medical complications ( Gospel - Soul ) Born 3-22-1934 - Sang and played
piano - Led Leon Austin And The Buicks - Worked with The Mello-Tones, The
Swanee Juniors, Pastor James Cleveland, The Caravans, Sister Pope And The
Pearly Gates and James Brown - He also was James Brown's hair stylist.

John T. Smith (aka J.T.) - Died 6-12-2008
- Illness - Born 4-17-1957 in Glens Falls - Pianist and music director
- Worked on the shows, "Stardust" and off broadway's, "Applause" - Was
a voice coach for Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, Kaye Ballard, Marni Nixon,
Faith Prince and Leslie Uggams.

Ian Robinson - Died 6-12-2008
in Toronto, Canada - Diabetes complications ( Jazz ) He was 81 years old
- Born in Windsor - Saxophonist - Led The Sax Family Robinson Band
and The Ian Robinson Trio.

Jack Rootoo (Rick Galvin) (Richard J.
Galvin) - Died 6-13-2008 in Abington, MA, U.S. - Cancer of the esophagus
( New Wave ) He was 51 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of Lou
Miami & The Kozmetix (They did, " Ghosts" and " Dance With Death")
- Worked with Girl On Top (They did, "Sue Is Sane" and "Protect Yourself").

Michael Murphy (aka Murph) - Died 6-13-2008
- Hit by a van while retrieving his dog that had run into traffic - He
was 31 years old - Played bass, accordion and mandolin and was a singer
and songwriter - Worked with The Larkin And Moran Brothers band, Joe V,
Leave and Week Back.

Traci
Michaelz - Died 6-13-2008 in Ft. Worth, Texas, U.S. ( Rock ) Born 1974
- Drummer and singer - Was a member of The
Peppermint Creeps (They did, "Rock N Roll Love Letter" and "Bodies").

Larry Wendelken (Lawrence W. Wendelken)
- Died 6-13-2008 ( Rock ) Born 5-11-1944 - Guitarist and singer - Was a
member of String
Cheese (They did, "Empty Streets" and "We Share") - He had been married
to author, Jo Leigh.

John D'Angiolini (aka Johnny De
Lange) - Died 6-14-2008 ( Big Band - Square Dance ) He was 102 years old
- Born in Philadelphia, PA, U.S. - Played guitar and banjo - Worked with
The Ferko String Band and The Hegeman String Band.

Junior
Thomas (Cecil Roy Thomas Jr.) - Died 6-18-2008 - Heart attack ( Blues
) Born 1952 in Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S. - Singer and harmonica player -
Led Junior Thomas & The Automatics (They did, "Milkin' A Cow" and "Red
Light's On") - Was a member of The Blues Cruise - Worked with Uncle Ben
Perry and John Anthony.

James M. McKinney Jr. - Died 6-18-2008
- Heart attack - He was 70 years old - Played saxophone and keyboards and
was a singer - Performed as a one man band known as Mambo Jim.

Abdulkadir Adow Ali - Died 6-18-2008
in Dharkaynley, Mogadishu, Somalia - Stabbed by three men - Musician, singer,
composer and actor - Was a member of The Waberi National Band.

Dr. Emmanuel Tumusiime (aka Tom Rush
and The Old Fox) - Died 6-21-2008 in Kabwohe in Bushenyi district - Pneumonia
- He was 67 years old - Bassist, keyboardist and writer - Created the cartoon
strip character, Ekanya and wrote the books, "Sons Of Dread" and "Soul
Brother-In-Law".

Tim Ishler - Died 6-22-2008 in Ninemile
- Respiratory disorder ( Country - Blues - Bluegrass ) - He was 49 years
old - Played banjo, dobro and fiddle - Worked with Hot Diggity, Southbound,
Michael Purington And The Messengers, The Lost Horse Express, Monture Creek,
Finley Creek and The Woodpickers.

Snuffy Miller (Len Miller) - Died 6-24-2008
in Nashville, TN, U.S. ( Country ) Drummer and singer - Worked with Bill
Anderson's Po' Boys, Dottie West and Nat Stuckey.

Chris
Rockcliffe - Died 6-24-2008 - Prostate cancer ( Folk ) He was 57 years
old - Singer, pianist and guitarist - (He did, "The Sound Of Loneliness"
and "I'll Keep My Old Guitar") - Was a member of Snakey Terrain.

Sylvinha Araujo - Died 6-25-2008 in
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Breast cancer - She was 56 years old - Born in Mariana,
Minas Gerais, Brazil - Singer - Was a member of Jovem Guarda - Married
to singer, Eduardo Araujo.

David Liles (David D. Liles) -
Died 6-25-2008 ( Western Swing ) He was 71 years old - Born in Lima, Ohio,
U.S. - Guitarist - Worked with Dickey Betts.

Tony Melody - Died 6-26-2008 - Cancer
- He was 85 years old - Actor and singer - Worked with The Northern Dance
Orchestra.

Cliff Hall (Clifford Samuel Hall) -
Died 6-26-2008 in Adelaide, South Australia ( Folk ) Born 9-11-1925 in
Oriente Province, Cuba - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The
Spinners (They did, "The Family Of Man" and "Liverpool Girls") - Worked
with Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders ("Game Of Love").

Scott Ramsey - Died 6-28-2008
- Heart attack - He was 67 years old - Played trumpet - Worked with The
Jeff Solon Swing Band, The Four Corners Brass Band, The Trumpet Geezers,
The Red Apple Flyer Dixieland Band, The San Juan Brass Band, The Great
Western Rocky Mountain Brass Band and Brassworks 4.

Craig Yerkes - Died 6-28-2008 in Bonsall
- Single car accident ( Rock ) He was 40 years old - Guitarist and singer
- Was a member of The Grams
(They did, "Poor Little Rich Girl" and "Sixteen Seconds").

Patti McKenny - Died 6-28-2008 in Chicago,
Ill., U.S. - Heart ailment - Playwright and lyricist - Founding member
of the Chicago Musical Theatre Works and co-founder of the Studio Media
recording studio - Collaborated with Doug Frew, Daniel Sticco and Linda
Eisenstein.

Matthew
Odietus - Died 6-28-2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. ( Rock )
Born 10-27-1967 - Guitarist - Was a member of The
Candy Snatchers (They did, "Real Thickhead" and "Hooligan").

Mark Lucason (Walter Zienkowicz) - Died
6-28-2008 - He was 89 years old - Musician and composer - (He wrote, "Pledge
To The Flag").

Dean
Clark - Died 6-28-2008 - Fell off a balcony - He was 28 years old -
Singer, guitarist and songwriter - (He did, "The Start Of The End Song")
- Was a member of The Fret
(They did, "Listen Only" and "Learn 2 Love").

Dimi Ekimov (Dimitar Ekimov) - Died
6-29-2008 - Motorcycle accident - He was 38 years old - Singer - Was a
member of Slang.